Joining us on our callin set is Msnbc Chris Hayes who has written his second book called a colony in a nation. Where did the name of the book come from . It is a line from a Richard Nixon quote in 1968. It is an inauguration speech and thought of as a law and order speech. You have riots, protests, assassinations and he is calling for a return to order saying it is time for frank talk about the problem of order in the country. There is a line where he is talking about africanamericans and race struggles and saying they want the same as White Americans and dont want to just be a colony in a nation. That term, when i encountered it while reading the speech, really stuck with me and captured something deep about a lot of the reporting i was doing. Where does the book spring from . An incident this book sprang from . We covered criminal justice on the show and did that before Michael Browns death and before sort of the explosion of black lives matter activism and what happens in baltimore
Do i buy . Just know that the United States has some of the most sustainable features in the world regardless of the social justice issues we discussed here. Buy domestic. Secondly, if you want to go a little further and under whether or not the fisherman catching fish for you are fairly treated know your fisherman and try to under where this particular fish came from. And if you are members of ngo look deeply at how these organizations are spending your many. They are as capable of running consultantled campaigns and media blitz to force a particular direction as are the businesses steve discussed today. Understand where your dollar is going and use them well. Steve, you ready . You got it . Yes. There are things people can do as individuals, an consumers, for example that will have an impact. One richmond example i site in the book involves something called Community Choice aggregation. We can unplug from fossil fuel sources of energy and sign up for something called marine clean ene
Receptor. Marijuana works we tested it at the cancer society. It was a fun time to walk down the halls. [laughter] it worked in making people eat and having less nausea and vomiting. Now theres other ways of doing it then using marijuana. Two questions. Why does all the research all have to happen within the confines of the u. S. System . And how fast, wheres it going and the other part of my question which is, we all look at things in technology is such a massive part of this and we think literally timewise and we have been pushing for 40 years since the one cancer began. Now here we are, what what do you think the timeframe is . The next five years can be much faster than the last 40 combined. I think we are going at an accelerated rate. Its worse if you pick up a medical journal. Every issue there something new and exciting. I think the timeframe has accelerated. We are doing two things, and then i dont want want to take up too much time. Converting some cancers and chronic diseases
Showed you, at a bank in wayne, and actually this gang, this felony lane gang, one of the ways they got their name is from using that outside lane in the bank drive through using the stolen checks, those stolen drivers licenses to impersonate their victims. Live in west town, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. I know a lot of people dont lock their door, i wonder if people do if that makes a difference for these thieves. Reporter yes, you should of course lock your doors but you know what, i just a few minutes ago got a phone call from a victim who tells me her window was smashed and her doors were locked. Even when you try to take precautions, sometimes it doesnt matter. Lauren mayk, thank you. Following two breaking news stories at 4 00, a man riding his bike in the woods makes a surprising discovery in northeast philadelphia. He found the body of a man in a wooded area off state road. Sky force 10 was over the scene. Investigators are still working to determine how the 64yearold man died. An
Great example of that is western brands traffic lets give you a live look now on six sixty four when around portsmouth boulevard fury or southbound lanes making their way in the direction of our military highway maybe eventually opted hours hill and northbound traffic there had maybe eventually to the monitor merrimack moving very well this morning with no big issues are major delays to report i do now though when i head over to our second camera and take a look at the berkeley break so we just had a lift a few minutes ago that happened in cleared the traffic is moving but then the camera kind of zoomed in all this activity right here. Not sure just yet this is a breakdown or accident. A simple pullover design of the road do not know just yet. They do a chat with police and find out right now something to watch out for the jubilee does the eastbound side of the Brooklyn Bridge headed toward city hall and tidewater drive saw give you an update here in just a little bit. Were also checki